International
13 January 2021
How should socialists respond to the 6 January attacks on Capitol Hill?
Police in DC showed some sympathy to the pro-Trump protesters and refused to seriously restrain the partially armed crowd
8 January 2021
US in crisis - need for a mass workers' party and socialist programme
In unprecedented scenes, US capitalism plunged into a deeper crisis on Wednesday as thousands of Trump supporters stormed the congress on Capitol Hill, urged on by Trump.
9 December 2020
Trump's election defeat has sharply posed the question: What happens next?
9 December 2020
Malaysia: Massive capitalist exploitation of migrant workers exposed by Covid pandemic
News of the spread of Covid-19 in factory hostels across Malaysia has come at a time when Malaysians are facing the highest number of infections since the start of the pandemic in early March this year
11 November 2020
After the polarised elections - what way forward?
In the US, and around the world, millions greeted Trump's defeat in the US elections. His probable removal from office, notwithstanding his legal claims, will be widely welcomed.
4 November 2020
The result of the US presidential election, held on Tuesday 3 November, will not be known until after this issue of the Socialist has been printed
4 November 2020
Chile: A defeat for the right!
Mass protests, including a general strike, in 2019 - triggered by a movement of young people in Santiago, Chile's capital city, over a metro fares hike - forced the right-wing Piņera government, despite vicious state repression, to make political and economic concessions
4 November 2020
Poland: Mass protests against abortion ban
Tens of thousands of women have taken to the streets of Poland in an uprising against living in a "female hell"
28 October 2020
Frustration, disappointment, poverty, and anger exploded into a mighty mass movement
28 October 2020
Bolivia elections: Crushing defeat for the right as MAS secures landslide victory
On 18 October, delayed elections in Bolivia brought a stunning victory for the left-populist Movimiento al Socialismo (MAS)
28 October 2020
"We need a leadership that comes from the movement"
Socialist Party organiser Tessa Warrington discussed the anti-SARS protests with a Nigerian student at De Montfort University, Leicester, who is co-organiser of the #EndSARS solidarity protest.
28 October 2020
The result of the US presidential election, to be held on Tuesday 3 November, will not be known until sometime on Wednesday 4 November here in the UK at the earliest, and after issue 1108 of the Socialist has been printed
14 October 2020
Greek workers and socialists celebrate convictions of Golden Dawn fascists
On 7 October, after a trial lasting five-and-a-half years, the neo-Nazi organisation Golden Dawn was found guilty of being 'a criminal organisation'.
14 October 2020
Nigeria: Mass protests force government to disband killer cop unit
The Democratic Socialist Movement (DSM - CWI in Nigeria) welcomes the news of the dissolution of the infamous and loathed Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) by the Inspector General of Police (IGP)
7 October 2020
'Frozen conflict' reignites in Nagorno-Karabakh enclave
The latest flare-up in the long-running dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia over Nagorno-Karabakh started on 27 September
7 October 2020
Germany: "Heroes" strike to demand a pay rise
Public sector workers in Germany's hospitals, kindergartens, civil service, refuse operations, as well as public transport workers, have started 'warning strikes' in support of their wage demands.
30 September 2020
Trump's failure over western US wildfires
On 24 July, lightning sparked the first fires of what would become one of the worst wildfire seasons in US history
30 September 2020
US: Police escape justice over Breonna Taylor killing
The failure of a grand jury to charge police with the murder of Louisville black medical worker Breonna Taylor has reignited anti-racist protests in the USA and throughout the world.
30 September 2020
South Africa: Working class unity to stop violence against women
Marxist Workers Party and [email protected] members marched through eMbalenhle, Mpumalanga, South Africa, on 23 September calling for working-class unity to stop violence against women.
30 September 2020
Still crawling at 60: Capitalism has failed Nigeria
It will be 60 years on 1 October since Nigeria got its flag independence from Britain during the decolonisation process of Africa
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